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Noctuidae 933561 – 10930   Eurois astricta Morrison, 1875

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: astricta Morrison, 1875 (Eurois) - MONA 1983: 10930 ssp. a. astricta Morrison, 1875 (Eurois) - MONA 1983: 10930   Type locality: New Hampshire. ssp. b. subjugata (Dyar, 1904) (Peridroma) ssp. c. elenae (Barnes & Benjamin, 1926) (Caradrina) Taxonomic Notes: Eurois astricta: A form that has contrasting markings (Goff photo, Sitka, Alaska) is known from the panhandle of Alaska and adjacent British Columbia and was described by Barnes and Benjamin (1926) as Caradrina astricta elenae. Lafontaine, in his 1998 MONA fascile 27.3, p. 86-87, does not retain subspecies status for this geographical variation.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Lafontaine, J. D., 1998. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.3: p. 85; pl. 1.52-53. order or free PDF Morrison, H.K., 1875. Descriptions of new Noctuidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 17: 135. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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